Philippe Day
Actor

Philippe Day Net Worth

Philippe Day is a veteran actor and writer, born on March 01, 1954. He is best known for his roles in At the Edge of Night, Rake (2010) and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012). He has been in the entertainment industry for many years and continues to be a successful actor and writer.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Writer
Birth Day March 01, 1954
Age 69 YEARS OLD
Alma mater Yale University Columbia Law School
Occupation Former President, CEO and Chairman of Viacom
Spouse(s) Deborah (Ross) Dauman (1977-present)

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1950

Dauman was born and raised in New York City. He is the son of Life magazine Photographer Henri Dauman, a Holocaust survivor who emigrated from France to United States in the 1950s. At 13, he got a perfect score on the SAT. At Yale University he fell in love with his roommate's sister, who would become his wife. Dauman married Deborah Ross in September 1977.

1970

In the 1970s, Dauman married Deborah Ross, in an Episcopalian church. They have two children, Philippe, Jr., and Alex Andre.

1978

Dauman graduated from Columbia University School of Law in 1978 and went to work for the law firm of Shearman & Sterling, where he earned $25,000 as an associate (a typical salary for lawyers at the time). After two years in the firm's Paris office, he returned to New York to work in the corporate group under partner Stephen Volk. Handling a routine Securities and Exchange Commission form 13D filing for Volk client Sumner Redstone (also a poker player) in 1986 led to an advisory role in Redstone's 1987 hostile takeover of Viacom, a close personal relationship with Redstone, and a seat on Viacom’s board of Directors. Six years later, Dauman accepted an offer to join Viacom as senior vice President and general counsel, in exchange for $553,000 in salary with a $900,000 bonus. In 1994 he earned $2.3 million, plus options worth millions more. From 1993 to 1998, he also was Viacom's general counsel.

2007

Dauman took a tough stance on the reproduction of Viacom's content when Viacom sued YouTube in March 2007. Dauman discussed copyright issues with YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley and was interested in working out a deal. Dauman and Chad could not agree over advertising terms however.

2009

In 2009, Dauman and Viacom launched the Get Schooled education initiative with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, an effort to have American public school students not drop out of school. He also hosted the Get Schooled education conference on September 8, 2009.

2016

On May 20, 2016, Dauman and George S. Abrams were removed from the trust that will control Redstone's media empire. Dauman said in a statement: "These steps are invalid and illegal. As court proceedings and other facts have demonstrated, Sumner Redstone now lacks the capacity to have taken these steps. Sumner Redstone would never have summarily dismissed Philippe Dauman and George Abrams, his trusted friends and advisers for decades". The statement also said that Dauman and Abrams' removal is "...a shameful effort by Shari Redstone to seize control by unlawfully using her ailing father Sumner Redstone’s name and signature." Dauman has filed suit against Shari Redstone in an effort to keep his position on the Trust.

2019

Dauman is a Director of Lafarge, and on the Board of Directors of the KIPP Foundation, a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools in underserved communities. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a member of the Business Roundtable and serves on the Executive Committee of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, the Board of Trustees for The Paley Center for Media, the Board of Trustees of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Foundation, the Executive Committee of the Lenox Hill Hospital and the Board of Trustees and Dean’s Council of Columbia University School of Law.

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